December 01, 2007
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Annual Piedra Library Rummage Sale
There will be books, rummage, arts and crafts for sale at the Piedra Branch Library.
Piedra Branch
25385 Trimmer Springs Road, Sanger, CA (559) 787-3266
December 01, 2007
9:30 am - 11:30 am
World Wide Web Basics
Beginning Internet. Learn how to point and click your way through the Internet using browsers and inquiries to navigate the World Wide Web. Prerequisite: Must be able to use a mouse. Call 433-3135 to sign up
Woodward Park
944 East Perrin Avenue, Fresno (559) 433-3135
December 01, 2007
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Basic Internet
For those who are using the World Wide Web for the first time as well as anyone who wants to learn basic tips on how to use the Web more effectively. You will be able to get around on the Web on your own by the time the class is done. Prerequisite: Must be able to type and use a mouse. Registration required, call 255-6594.
Sunnyside Branch
5566 East Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA 93727. Phone: (559) 255-6594
December 01, 2007
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Master Gardener Series: Winter Tree Pruning
Susan Stiltz will present this program.
Politi Branch
5771 North First Street, Fresno, CA 93710. Phone: (559) 431-6450
December 03, 2007
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Medicare is Changing: What's New for 2008
Toni Mares Cortez of the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program will give information on what changes to expect for Medicare in the coming year.
Senior Resource Center
2025 E. Dakota Avenue, Fresno, CA 93726. Phone: (559) 453 - 6767
December 03, 2007
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Internet Básico (en Español)
Fundamentos del Internet. Aprenda cómo señalar y hacer clic sobre los navegadores en el Internet y navegar el World Wide Web. Prerrequisito: Saber usar el ratón. Registracion requerida 488-1898.
Central Library
2420 Mariposa Street, Fresno, CA 93721. (559) 488-3195
December 04, 2007
10:00-12:00 PM
Knitwits, knitting club meets at the Clovis Library from 10-12 every Tuesday morning. All levels are welcome.
Clovis Branch
(559) 299-9531
December 04, 2007
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Beyond Word Basics
Learn to copy/cut and paste, format a document, insert page breaks, insert pictures and sound, custom print, do a page set-up, use the thesaurus and help functions and more. Prerequisite: Must have basic word processing skills and register by calling 488-3195 option 3.
Central Library
2420 Mariposa Street, Fresno, CA 93721. Phone: (559) 488-3195
December 04, 2007
3:00-5:00PM
Chess Club! Intergenerational Chess Club at Auberry Library.
Auberry Library
33049 Auberry Road, Auberry, CA 93602. Phone: (559) 855-8523.
December 04, 2007
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Internet Básico (en Español)
Fundamentos del Internet. Aprenda cómo señalar y hacer clic sobre los navegadores en el Internet y navegar el World Wide Web. Prerrequisito: Saber usar el ratón. Registracion requerida
Central Library
2420 Mariposa Street, Fresno, CA 93721. Phone: (559) 488-3195
December 04, 2007
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Author Grace Lee Whitney: "The Longest Trek", will discuss her stirring biography at the Sunnyside Regional Library. The Author Talk begins at 7PM.
Sunnyside Branch
5566 East Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA 93727. Phone: (559) 255-6594
December 05, 2007
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Free Class! Basic Internet/Email
Learn to search the Internet and sign up your own email account. Pre-registration required.
Gillis Library
629 West Dakota Avenue, Fresno, CA 93705. Phone: (559) 225-0140
December 05, 2007
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Beyond Word Basics
Learn to copy/cut and paste, format a document, insert page breaks, insert pictures and sound, custom print, do a page set-up, use the thesaurus and help functions and more. Prerequisite: Must have basic word processing skills. Sign-ups required, please call 488-3195 option 3
Central Library
2420 Mariposa Street, Fresno, CA 93721. Phone: (559) 488-3195
December 05, 2007
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Woodward Shakespeare Festival: Henry IV - Part 2
The Woodward Shakespeare Festival presents the conclusion of a staged reading of "Henry IV". Audience members are encouraged to bring their copies of the play to read along with the cast.
Woodward Park
944 East Perrin Avenue, Fresno (559) 433-3135
December 05, 2007
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Winter Movies at the Sunnyside Library. This weeks film: All I Want for Christmas
Sunnyside Branch
5566 East Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA 93727. Phone: (559) 255-6594
December 06, 2007
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Library Walk
Stay fit and healthy with a 20-minute walk. Then enjoy fresh fruit while listening to a short reading on a nutrition topic.
Sanger Branch
1812 Seventh Street, Sanger, CA 93657. Phone: (559) 875-2435
December 06, 2007
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Fundamentos de Computadora y el Ratón / Mouse Basics for the Absolute Beginner
Entrenamiento basico del uso del Ratón para el principiante. Usted aprenderá las terminología básica y entrenamiento del Ratón. Instrucción en inglés y español. Mouse Basics for the absolute beginner. Learn the basic parts of the computer followed by lots of hands-on practice using the mouse. Instruction in English and Spanish. El registro requirió. Registration required.
Sunnyside Branch
5566 East Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA 93727. Phone: (559) 255-6594
December 06, 2007
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Heartland Harvest at the Cedar Clinton Library
Cedar Clinton Branch
(559) 442-1770
December 06, 2007
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Book Discussion: "The Kite Runner"
This is a story by Khaled Hosseini that tells of fathers and sons, and friendship and betrayal, from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present.
Fig Garden Regional
3071 West Bullard Avenue, Fresno, CA 93711. Phone: (559) 438-4071
December 08, 2007
All Day
Barnes & Noble Book Fair
Barnes & Noble will donate 10% of your purchase back to the branch library of your choice through the Friends of the Fresno County Library upon presentation of a special voucher at the time of purchase. For information and vouchers, contact your local branch library or go to www.fresnolibrary.org.
At All Branches
(559) 488-3492
December 08, 2007
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Introduction to eBay
Learn basic information about this popular auction website, such as how to create an account with eBay and how to search for items to buy. Please note, this class will NOT include how to sell items on eBay. Prerequisite: Must have a web-based email account and know how to sign in. Registration required.
Sunnyside Branch
5566 East Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA 93727. Phone: (559) 255-6594
December 09, 2007
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Book Discussion: "Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade..."
The Billings Non-Fiction Book Club meets the second Sunday of each month.
Clovis Branch
(559) 299-9531
December 09, 2007
All Day
Barnes & Noble Book Fair
Barnes & Noble will donate 10% of your purchase back to the branch library of your choice through the Friends of the Fresno County Library upon presentation of a special voucher at the time of purchase. For information and vouchers, contact your local branch library or go to www.fresnolibrary.org.
At All Branches
(559) 488-3492
December 09, 2007
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Christmas Musical Fun
Come share traditional and Renaissance music by the Jolly Tradesmen.
Sunnyside Branch
5566 East Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA 93727. Phone: (559) 255-6594
December 09, 2007
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Billings Non-Fiction Book Club: "Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade..."
The Billings Non-Fiction Book Club meets the second Sunday of each month at the Clovis Regional Library.
(559) 299-9531
December 10, 2007
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Medicare is Changing: What's New for 2008
Toni Mares Cortez of the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program will give information on what changes to expect for Medicare in the coming year.
Senior Resource Center
2025 E. Dakota Avenue, Fresno, CA 93726. Phone: (559) 453 - 6767
December 10, 2007
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
World Wide Web Basics
Basic introduction to the Internet. Must be comfortable using the mouse. Registration required, so please call 488-3195 option 3 to register.
Central Library
2420 Mariposa Street, Fresno, CA 93721. Phone: (559) 488-3195
December 11, 2007
10:00-12:00 PM
Knitwits, knitting club meets at the Clovis Library from 10-12 every Tuesday morning. All levels are welcome.
Clovis Branch
(559) 299-9531
December 11, 2007
3:00-5:00PM
Chess Club! Intergenerational Chess Club at Auberry Library.
Auberry Library
33049 Auberry Road, Auberry, CA 93602. Phone: (559) 855-8523.
December 12, 2007
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Winter Movies at the Sunnyside Library. This week's movie: Miracle on 34th Street
Sunnyside Branch
5566 East Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA 93727. Phone: (559) 255-6594
December 13, 2007
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Library Walk
Stay fit and healthy with a 20-minute walk. Then enjoy fresh fruit while listening to a short reading on a nutrition topic.
Sanger Branch
1812 Seventh Street, Sanger, CA 93657. Phone: (559) 875-2435
December 13, 2007
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Christmas at the Movies: A Showing of "A Christmas Story"
Enjoy a showing of "A Christmas Story," an instanst classic released in 1983 but set in 1940s America. The film stars Darrin McGavin, Melinda Dillon and Peter Billingsley as young Ralphie who dreams of getting his idea of the ultimate Christmas gift -- a Red Ryder BB Gun!
Senior Resource Center
2025 E. Dakota Avenue, Fresno, CA 93726. Phone: (559) 453 - 6767
December 14, 2007
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Decorate Your Own Gingerbread House
Instruction and materials provided. Due to limited space, pre-registration is required. Contact the branch to sign up.
Senior Resource Center
2025 E. Dakota Avenue, Fresno, CA 93726. Phone: (559) 453 - 6767
December 16, 2007
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Writing Club
Writers and poets are invited to join this informal group. Participants are encouraged to bring copies of their works to share and discuss in a friendly and supportive environment. Pre-registration required.
Clovis Branch
(559) 299-9531
December 18, 2007
10:00-12:00 PM
Knitwits, knitting club meets at the Clovis Library from 10-12 every Tuesday morning. All levels are welcome.
Clovis Branch
(559) 299-9531
December 18, 2007
3:00-5:00PM
Chess Club! Intergenerational Chess Club at Auberry Library.
Auberry Library
33049 Auberry Road, Auberry, CA 93602. Phone: (559) 855-8523.
December 19, 2007
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Knitting Group
Join this "Closely Knit Group" to enjoy the fun of knitting. All skill levels are welcome from beginners to master knitters.
Senior Resource Center
2025 E. Dakota Avenue, Fresno, CA 93726. Phone: (559) 453 - 6767
December 19, 2007
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Winter Movies at the Sunnyside Library. This week's movie: Christmas Vacation
Sunnyside Branch
5566 East Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA 93727. Phone: (559) 255-6594
December 20, 2007
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Library Walk
Stay fit and healthy with a 20-minute walk. Then enjoy fresh fruit while listening to a short reading on a nutrition topic.
Sanger Branch
1812 Seventh Street, Sanger, CA 93657. Phone: (559) 875-2435
December 23, 2007
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Club
Meet others who enjoy sci-fi and fantasy books. Group meets the fourth Sunday of each month. Space is limited.
Clovis Branch
(559) 299-9531
December 24, 2007
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
EARLY CLOSURE - ALL BRANCHES
All branches will close early at 5 pm.
At All Branches
(559) 488-3185
December 25, 2007
All Day
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY - ALL BRANCHES CLOSED
At All Branches
December 26, 2007
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Winter Movies at the Sunnyside Library. This week's movie: It's a Wonderful Life
Sunnyside Branch
5566 East Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA 93727. Phone: (559) 255-6594
December 27, 2007
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Library Walk
Stay fit and healthy with a 20-minute walk. Then enjoy fresh fruit while listening to a short reading on a nutrition topic.
Sanger Branch
1812 Seventh Street, Sanger, CA 93657. Phone: (559) 875-2435
December 27, 2007
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Book Discussion: "Divisadero". Come and participate in this monthly book discussion group at the Kingsburg Library.
Kingsburg Branch
1399 Draper Street, Kingsburg, CA 93631. Phone: (559) 897-3710
December 31, 2007
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
EARLY CLOSURE - ALL BRANCHES
All branches will close early at 5 pm.
At All Branches
(559) 488-3185
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